News Summary

• Tech workers have long complained to their therapists about soul-crushing hours and cutthroat competition.
• Globally, more than 120,000 tech jobs have been cut in 2026, the tracker Layoffs.fyi reports.
• The tech-focused Substack Lenny's Newsletter surveyed 8,200 workers and found the industry's state of mind deteriorated in one year.
• "For the first time in my career, I have a lot more male clients who are speaking actively about becoming stay-at-home dads one day," Josh Altman says.